Meanings
Noun
1. ogre; demon; oni
2. spirit of a deceased person
3. ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.)
when read as "おに"
4. it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.)
when read as "おに"
5. Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
when read as "き"
Prefix
Slang
6. very; extremely; super-
when read as "おに"
Kanji used
oni
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (21 in total)
① 人間の生き血を吸う怪物。ヴァンパイア。アンデッドの一種とされることがある。② 他人を情け容赦することなく苦しめ無慈悲に利益をむさぼり吸い上げる人。金貸し、搾取者など。
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
fierce god
Examples (2 in total)
There are no demons in this world.
The demons came out all at once to capture their prey.